Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form

A properly completed entry form is required for all submissions. Incomplete submissions will result in the disqualification of that entry from the nominating process and will not be considered for Board Discretion.

Award Category Definition and Qualifications -

The MPSE will confer a Golden Reel Award on the crew demonstrating exemplary sound editing for a non-theatrical animated long form project in a single category designated as Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form. For this category sound editing is defined as the editing of the Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR, either English Language or Foreign Language. Judging for the award shall consider the quality of all of these disciplines for each eligible film.

The Board will decide which submissions qualify as animated on a case-by-case basis. Among the factors that may be considered are the following:

Whether the film is traditional animation.

Whether the sound editing follows the process of sound editing in traditional animation, including the pre-recording and editing of dialogue before picture is shot.

In the cases of mixed media (live-action and animation), whether more than 50% of the frames in the film have animation.

Whether the animation is intended to be perceived by the audiences as ‘realistic’ or not.

Programming released via television broadcast, cable broadcast, streaming, VOD, or other on-line or non-theatrical means will be considered Broadcast Media.

Non-Theatrical Animation is considered any Animated program, either episodic or single presentation, running thirty (30) minutes or more in length, which has not been released theatrically, and is not being submitted in an "Episodic" or "Single Presentation" category.

Running Time Requirement - 30:00+

Period of Eligibility -

Broadcast Media submissions will be judged in the year of their initial airing or release in the United States.